06/10/2025
Ahoy all!
So a few months back my boss and I were riding down US1 along the Indian River on our way to look at a job. I kept noticing the masts of sailboats sticking up out of the water. I told him it was a shame they couldn't give me the boats before they sank to the bottom of the river, cuz here I am a guy who desperately wants a sailboat and they just keep letting these boats litter the river bottom. My boss jokingly pointed to a small sailboat something like a sunfish and made the comment there you go Ron. But the thing is he was right that's exactly what I want and since it's unlikely that anybody's going to give me their sailboat I would have to make my own.
Since the mask thing hasn't really brought in much revenue lately, and mask making supplies are rather expensive. I've decided to shift gears. All of my masks will still be available if you'd like one but I'm going to be spending my time on a new project.
I've decided to build a Swampscott sailing Dory. I intend to build it in old traditional clinker built methods with copper rivets and roves. Although I will be using some power tools most of it will be done by hand. I also intend to use modern epoxies. I recently purchased three books from John Gardner on how to build a Dory and have been studying them for about a month. I'm going to build a 1/4 scale model of the boat first just a familiarize myself with the process. I fully expect this project to take me a couple years to complete, so I won't be focusing on my masks during this time. However, if you'd like me to post pictures of my progress I'd be happy to do so, just let me know.
Anyone who knows me knows I'm kind of a pirate history buff, so I'll just think of this as a prop for my pirate.
Yarrrrr!
